A pair of leggings, its pattern formed by metal pieces, brought to mind Balenciaga‘s Star Wars-esque gold leggings from three years ago — slightly more tribal than futuristic, but just as fierce. (With hopefully a more recession-friendly price tag. The Balenciaga leggings cost about $100,000 when they came out in 2007).

Of course, the show notes said the collection borrowed both from the future — metals and sharp silhouettes — and the past — Argentinean gauchos, whose influence was spotted easily enough in several jackets with fabric that looked like a blanket you might see wrapped around a forlorn cowboy in an old Western (fitting since everything was in black and white).

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